A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th c.
H. 11,5 cm
Seated with legs crossed on a double cushion covered with a blanket incised with various musters, his right hand in vitarkamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment including underskirt and a mantle covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips and his head topped with the specific pointed bonnet, unsealed.
Old South German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Minor wear, attributes lost